Implementation of a Diabetes Management Protocol as Compared to Conventional Management in a Heart Hospital's Non-Intensive Care Unit: Randomized Clinical Trial

Instituto de Cardiologia do Rio Grande do Sul0 sites182 target enrollmentDecember 2007

ConditionsDiabetes Mellitus Type 2

Overview

Phase: Not Applicable
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Diabetes Mellitus Type 2
Sponsor: Instituto de Cardiologia do Rio Grande do Sul
Enrollment: 182
Primary Endpoint: Reduction in hypo/hyperglycemia episodes
Status: Completed
Last Updated: 15 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

To asses the effectiveness of implementing a diabetes management protocol (early insulinization, avoiding use of SSI) in a hearth hospital's non-intensive care unit.

Detailed Description

Management of diabetes in patients admitted to non-intensive unit of a cardiology hospital in order to reduce the number of episodes of hypo-and hyperglycemia, improve glucose control and reducing the number of hospital days. Eligibility criteria: Patients with previous history of diabetes mellitus type 2, or are in use of oral antidiabetics or insulin or having fasting glucose or less 126 mg / dL or random blood glucose greater 200 mg / dL in both sexes, aged greater 18 years.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

December 2007

End Date

May 2009

Last Updated

15 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Study Design

Parallel

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

Instituto de Cardiologia do Rio Grande do Sul

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•Previous history of diabetes mellitus type 2, or they were using oral anti-diabetic or insulin had a fasting glucose greater than or equal to 126 mg / dL or random blood glucose greater 200 mg / dL in both sexes, age greater than or equal 18 years

Exclusion Criteria

•Patients with known presence of cancer, while using corticosteroids, immunosuppressants on hemodialysis, with cognitive and neurological sequelae, patients whose admission had shorter duration than 72 hours, when they came transferred from intensive care units in other protocols using insulin when no doctor would agree to join the protocol and those who do not agree to participate in the study